Recovery
Cognitive Distortions
Withdrawal
Startling Statistics
Cognitive Distortions II
100

Meditation, mindfulness, exercise, therapy, calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examples of this useful tool in recovery.

What is a coping skill?

100

"All or nothing thinking". Describes thinking in extreme terms, or only 2 options when the issue could be much more complicated. 

Black and white thinking

100
Withdrawal from this substance can cause agitation, fever, hallucinations, seizures, and severe confusion.
What is Alcohol?
100
Each year in the United States, nearly 85,000 people die from this legal drug, making it the third leading preventable cause of death in our country.
What is alcohol? (Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism).
100

"I messed up at work again. I am completely useless." 

Labeling

200
Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Gambler's Anonymous are all examples of programs with this type of format that can support you in recovery.
What are 12-Step Fellowships?
200

Dismissing positive information, or saying that they don't count. 

Discounting the positive

200
Withdrawal from this substance can cause anxiety, muscle aches, increased tearing, insomnia, runny nose, sweating, and yawning.
What is an Opiate?
200
Abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs is costly to the United States, exacting this amount annually in costs related to crime, lost work productivity and healthcare.
What is 600 Billion?
200

“If I fail this test, I will never pass school, and I will be a total failure in life.”

Catastrophizing 

300
One of these prescribed and federally regulated medications can help an opiate addicted individual start recovering from their addiction and structuring his or her life again.
What is Methadone, Suboxone, and Naltrexone.
300

Assuming that because we feel so strongly about something, it must be true. 

Emotional reasoning

300
Withdrawal from this drug can cause restless behavior, depressed mood, fatigue, increased appetite, vivid and unpleasant dreams and slowing of daily activity.
What is cocaine?
300
This gender is more likely to start using drugs in high school.
What is both male and female genders.
300

I was wrong in class today, everyone probably thinks I'm an idiot. 

Jumping to conlcusions (mind reading)

400

"We admitted we were powerless over our addiction and our lives had become unmanageable."

Step 1

400

Only paying attention to certain types of evidence (only seeing the negative). 

Mental Filter

400
Withdrawal from this substance can cause headache, fatigue, anxiety, irritability, depressed mood, and difficulty concentrating.
What is caffeine?
400
There are now more than 13,000 people in this population who are struggling with addiction.
Who are newborn babies?
400

"I got a raise at work but it was just a fluke. I dont really deserve it" 

Discounting the positive

500

Made a list of all persons we have harmed, and became willing to make amends."

Step Eight

500

Blaming yourself for something that was not entirely your fault. 

Personalization 

500
Withdrawal from this substance can cause headaches, nausea, constipation or diarrhea, falling heart rate and blood pressure, fatigue, drowsiness, insomnia, iritability, difficulty concentrating, and anxiety.
What is nicotine?
500
This is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States.
What is Tobacco? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
500

"If I don't pass my drivers test this time i will never be able to drive a car in my life" 

Over-generalization

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